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The [[2012 Summer Olympics]] saw an 83 member Indian contingent participating in the games is the most successful Olympics ever for India in terms of the total medals won by India at an Olympic game. This Olympics also saw the largest ever contingent from India participating in the games i.e 55 events. The first medal of the London Olympics for India was won by [[Gagan Narang]] in the 10m air rifle. <ref>http://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/india-at-olympics/london-olympics-2012-indian-contingent-greeted-with-huge-cheers_746313.html</ref> This is the first event where India has won 2 medals (second event Men's Frestyle 66 kg). The second medal of the London Olympics was won by [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] in 25 meter rapid fire pistol. <ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Shooting/Vijay-Kumar-wins-silver-in-25m-Rapid-Fire-Pistol/SP-Article10-907714.aspx</ref> The third medal was won by [[Saina Nehwal]] in the Women's Singles Event in Badminton. The fourth medal has been won by [[Mary Kom]] in the Women's Flyweight (51 kg). The fifth medal has been won by [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (60 kg) Category. The sixth medal has been won by [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (66 kg) Category. He is the first Indian to win 2 Olympic medals since [[Norman Pritchard]] (who won two hurdles medals for British India) and also the first to win 2 medals in the same category.
The [[2012 Summer Olympics]] saw an 83 member Indian contingent participating in the games is the most successful Olympics ever for India in terms of the total medals won by India at an Olympic game. This Olympics also saw the largest ever contingent from India participating in the games i.e 55 events. The first medal of the London Olympics for India was won by [[Gagan Narang]] in the 10m air rifle. <ref>http://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/india-at-olympics/london-olympics-2012-indian-contingent-greeted-with-huge-cheers_746313.html</ref> This is the first event where India has won 2 medals (second event Men's Frestyle 66 kg). The second medal of the London Olympics was won by [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] in 25 meter rapid fire pistol. <ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Shooting/Vijay-Kumar-wins-silver-in-25m-Rapid-Fire-Pistol/SP-Article10-907714.aspx</ref> The third medal was won by [[Saina Nehwal]] in the Women's Singles Event in Badminton. The fourth medal has been won by [[Mary Kom]] in the Women's Flyweight (51 kg). The fifth medal has been won by [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (60 kg) Category. The sixth medal has been won by [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (66 kg) Category. He is the first Indian to win 2 Olympic medals since [[Norman Pritchard]] (who won two hurdles medals for British India) and also the first to win 2 medals in the same category.

==Athletes by Sports==
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<!--3--> ![[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]<br />{{Flagicon|France}}
<!--4--> ![[1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]<br />{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
<!--5--> ![[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]<br />{{Flagicon|United States}}
<!--6--> ![[1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]<br />{{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}}
<!--7--> ![[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<br />{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
<!--8--> ![[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]<br />{{Flagicon|Finland}}
<!--9--> ![[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]<br />{{Flagicon|Australia}}
<!--10--> ![[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}}
<!--11--> ![[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]<br />{{Flagicon|Japan}}
<!--12--> ![[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]<br />{{Flagicon|Mexico}}
<!--13--> ![[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]<br />{{Flagicon|West Germany}}
<!--14--> ![[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]<br />{{Flagicon|Canada}}
<!--15--> ![[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]<br />{{Flagicon|Soviet Union}}
<!--16--> ![[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]<br />{{Flagicon|United States}}
<!--17--> ![[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]<br />{{Flagicon|South Korea}}
<!--18--> ![[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]<br />{{Flagicon|Spain}}
<!--19--> ![[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]<br />{{Flagicon|United States}}
<!--20--> ![[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<br />{{Flagicon|Australia}}
<!--21--> ![[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]<br />{{Flagicon|Greece}}
<!--22--> ![[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]<br />{{Flagicon|China}}
<!--23--> ![[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]<br />{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
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|align=left|[[Image:Archery pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]][[Archery at the Summer Olympics|Archery]] || - ||-
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|align=left|[[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]][[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Badminton]]||-
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|align=left|[[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]][[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]][[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Cycling]]||-||-||-
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==Medalists==
==Medalists==

Revision as of 12:03, 20 August 2012

Template:Infobox Olympics India

The Indian Hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later going on to defeat Germany 8-1 in the final

India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games since 1964.

Overview

The 1920 team consisted of two wrestlers, two athletes and a manager. Out of the four sportsmen, only Mr. Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule completed his event that is the Marathon. He ranked 19th with a timing of 2 Hours 50 Minutes 45.4 Seconds for a distance of 42.750 KMs. He thus became India's first Olympic Marathon runner.

Indian athletes have won a total of 26 medals, mostly in field hockey. For a period of time, India's men's field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1928 and 1980, including six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.

The National Olympic Committee for India is the Indian Olympic Association, and was created in 1927.

The 2012 Summer Olympics was the most successful event ever for India, where India got 6 medals (silver in the 25-meter Rapid Fire Shooting by Vijay Kumar, one silver in 66 KG freestyle wrestling by Sushil Kumar, bronze in shooting by Gagan Narang, one bronze in women's badminton by Saina Nehwal, one bronze in women's 51 KG boxing by MC Marykom, and one bronze wrestling by Yogeshwar Dutt.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympics, India won three Olympic medals in three different sports and also winning first individual Olympic gold medal won by Abhinav Bindra, in the 10 m Air Rifle event.

The 2012 Summer Olympics saw an 83 member Indian contingent participating in the games is the most successful Olympics ever for India in terms of the total medals won by India at an Olympic game. This Olympics also saw the largest ever contingent from India participating in the games i.e 55 events. The first medal of the London Olympics for India was won by Gagan Narang in the 10m air rifle. [1] This is the first event where India has won 2 medals (second event Men's Frestyle 66 kg). The second medal of the London Olympics was won by Vijay Kumar in 25 meter rapid fire pistol. [2] The third medal was won by Saina Nehwal in the Women's Singles Event in Badminton. The fourth medal has been won by Mary Kom in the Women's Flyweight (51 kg). The fifth medal has been won by Yogeshwar Dutt in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (60 kg) Category. The sixth medal has been won by Sushil Kumar in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle (66 kg) Category. He is the first Indian to win 2 Olympic medals since Norman Pritchard (who won two hurdles medals for British India) and also the first to win 2 medals in the same category.

Medalists

Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event
 Silver Norman Pritchard France 1900 Paris AthleticsAthletics Men's 200 metres
 Silver Norman Pritchard France 1900 Paris AthleticsAthletics Men's 200 metre hurdles
 Gold National team Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team United States 1932 Los Angeles Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team United Kingdom 1948 London Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team Finland 1952 Helsinki Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Bronze Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Finland 1952 Helsinki WrestlingWrestling Men's freestyle Bantamweight
 Gold National team Australia 1956 Melbourne Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Silver National team Italy 1960 Rome Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team Japan 1964 Tokyo Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Bronze National team Mexico 1968 Mexico Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Bronze National team West Germany 1972 Munich Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Gold National team Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Field HockeyField hockey Men's competition
 Bronze Leander Paes United States 1996 Atlanta TennisTennis Men's singles
 Bronze Karnam Malleswari Australia 2000 Sydney WeightliftingWeightlifting Women's 69 kg
 Silver Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Greece 2004 Athens ShootingShooting Men's double trap
 Gold Abhinav Bindra China 2008 Beijing ShootingShooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
 Bronze Vijender Singh China 2008 Beijing BoxingBoxing Men's 75 kg
 Bronze Sushil Kumar China 2008 Beijing WrestlingWrestling Men's 66 kg Freestyle
 Bronze Gagan Narang United Kingdom 2012 London ShootingShooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
 Silver Vijay Kumar United Kingdom 2012 London ShootingShooting Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
 Bronze Saina Nehwal United Kingdom 2012 London BadmintonBadminton Women's singles
 Bronze Mary Kom United Kingdom 2012 London Boxing Boxing Women's flyweight
 Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt United Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingWrestling Men's 60 kg Freestyle
 Silver Sushil Kumar United Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingWrestling Men's 66 kg Freestyle

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athens did not participate
1900 Paris 0 2 0 2 17
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London did not participate
1912 Stockholm did not participate
1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 -
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 -
1928 Amsterdam 1 0 0 1 23
1932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1 19
1936 Berlin 1 0 0 1 20
1948 London 1 0 0 1 22
1952 Helsinki 1 0 1 2 26
1956 Melbourne 1 0 0 1 24
1960 Rome 0 1 0 1 32
1964 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 24
1968 Mexico City 0 0 1 1 42
1972 Munich 0 0 1 1 43
1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0 -
1980 Moscow 1 0 0 1 23
1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 -
1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 -
1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 -
1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 71
2000 Sydney 0 0 1 1 71
2004 Athens 0 1 0 1 65
2008 Beijing 1 0 2 3 50
2012 London 0 2 4 6 55
Total 9 6 11 26

Medals by Summer Sport

     Leading in that Sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Field hockey 8 1 2 11 1
Shooting 1 2 1 4 33
Athletics 0 2 0 2 71
Wrestling 0 1 3 4 43
Boxing 0 0 2 2 64
Tennis 0 0 1 1 27
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1

55

Badminton 0 0 1 1 9
Total 9 6 11 26

See also

References

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